One of my favourite aspects of City Hall is the artistic flair throughout the building and the use of angles, lines, curved glass and gleaming steel.

I'm pleased to report that much of the interior of the building and many of the exterior features have been retained and even enhanced. It is still an artistic, architectural treasure in downtown Hamilton.

Hey, I even saw various groups of people sitting around the fountains on a comfortable morning.

It's amazing how the sound of flowing water drowns out much of din of the Main Street Expressway.

City Hall overview from the Art Gallery of Hamilton Sculpture Court

Steel, glass, tile

Looks like we still need to install bike parking

Tile gardens

Staircase steel

Fountain angles

Perfect symmetry

Tile Heaven

AGH Fountain

A new 'green roof' at City Hall

Jason Leach was born and raised in the Hammer and currently lives downtown with his wife and children. You can follow him on twitter.